God's faithfulness..& Baby # 17,000 born at Mercy!

February 4, 2011 baby #17,000 was born at Mercy Maternity Center!

Baby girl Samantha is shown below with her momma and the midwives/volunteers on shift.

I got to take care of this momma and baby during their continued postpartum period.

First handle of 2011!

Handle #7

Baby girl Ahleyha

01/09/2011 at 2:57 pm

The happy foursome at a baby check!

It's fun for them to get a family photo taken, I print them a copy and I love seeing them all together.

Babies, What a Blessing!

This is a long time in coming... but here's an update on some new babies that have entered this crazy, amazing world. Enjoy!

She was born 'in caul' meaning her water didn't break, we opened it right after her head was out. That was a first for me, fun and exciting!

Handle #6 12/29/10 at 5:06 am

Marylie

Random Photos

Here are some random photos that I took using my cell phone. Some are from a few months ago. Today I finally transferred them to the computer. Enjoy!

Here is a bird's-eye view of the Agdao Market. The aisles are quite narrow in places.

Wednesday Evenings

So it's time I tell you what I've been doing on Wednesday evenings. I've connected with a missionary couple also supported through the Second Tunic and I've been going to an outreach Bible study in Agdao, a poor section of the city. There are some other young leaders who volunteer as well. The kids are almost all teenage boys who live in Agdao and are also into sniffing glue. This is where I've been going since early October.

Interesting Experience

So yesterday I had a very interesting experience. Christina and I needed some supplies, so we headed to a local mall. Christina went into the department store looking for supplies for a project she was working on. I went searching for printer ink. First store- out of stock. Second store- out of stock. I walked around looking for other stores that might sell ink. Could not find our brand. An ink store did not have what I needed. So I kept walking, looking for other computer stores. It was at this point that I had my interesting experience.

Thanksgiving at Paradise (Long overdue)

So this posting is long overdue. In celebration of Thanksgiving and our birthdays, we spent two days and one night at a nearby resort named Paradise Island. We were taken there soon after arriving here when we had some orientation meetings. We are told that of all the resorts here, Paradise is the best for the money. 

So this is where we chose to go.